About Megan Phillips

Megan Phillips is a licensed clinical psychologist who owns a private practice that specializes in helping women and moms in Orange County
(www.cottonwoodpsychologycenter.com). She is from the Pacific Northwest, but she and her husband decided to escape the rain and move to warm, sunny Southern California in 2012. Since then, she became a mom to a smart and funny little boy and an adorable baby girl. Megan enjoys cooking and taking in the local sights, and she is
always up for a fun mommy’s night out.

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My four-year-old is quite precocious and inquisitive, and his verbal reasoning ability routinely amazes me. He often has very thoughtful questions and you can just see the wheels turning in his head when he reasons out answers to things. I love longer car rides, because for some reason this is the forum where the most […]

Have you ever noticed how much influence societal norms can have on the family size you have? I mean, think about it—practically everything was designed for the two-kid household. Homes most often come in the three bed, two bath variety. Cars are two rows, which means two kids in the back unless you get those […]

This week has been a bit stressful. The kids are getting restless in these last few weeks of summer, and their behavior is taking a turn for the worse. I have also been working less over the summer which means two things. One is that I have more glorious free time to spend with my […]

Let me start by saying that I am so grateful to be fortunate enough to have access to treatments and therapies for my child that will help her become a completely normal little girl. I’m glad that there are options out there for families with kids with special needs, and I know that most parents […]

Every week, right around Tuesday, the food in my house becomes scarce – we have no groceries in sight. My husband will go through the ritual of going to the fridge and opening it, only to sigh and sit back down. My son will cry that I no longer have his favorite treat or his […]

Yup, I just said sex. We are going there. Dad, stop reading right about…now. This post isn’t just meant to be scandalous, it’s meant to be informative too. As some of you know, my specialization area in my work as a clinical psychologist is in “maternal mental health”, and I regularly work with new moms […]

This month has been a doozy, and it’s not even June yet. There have been so many moments where I just wanted to tap out and take a week off from life. My family and I have been all over the place trying not to let the stress of life get us down, but I […]

I’ve read several articles on how Mother’s Day is a hard holiday for some. Most of the themes focus on how painful it can be to observe a holiday devoted to your mother if your mother has passed away. I feel for these people and I hope that they can find meaning through memories or […]

One of my most favorite evening activities these days is pouring a glass of wine and watching HGTV before I pass out from exhaustion. I appreciate this ritual because, unlike my normal TV shows, I don’t need to be caught up to know what’s going on and I don’t have to think too much. Plus, […]

Let me start by saying that I hate writing about this topic. I hate thinking about the world as a scary place where I cannot ever fully protect my children from bad things. I hate talking about statistics because those are backed by real world examples of families whose lives will never be the same. […]

Well, it’s been a few months of this whole “full-time job” gig, and I have finally found a routine. This involved a lot of trial and error, and my husband has had to step up and really take on new roles like prepping breakfast and getting the children presentable in the morning. Honestly, though, he’s […]

As you can probably tell by now, I am the type of parent who does not like to go all out for things unless it’s required under the threat of social ostracization (for myself or my child). For example, my four-year-old is pretty aware of how birthday parties should go, so if I decided to […]

We have too much stuff. It really is a first world problem. We live in 1300 square feet and we have run out of space to stuff books and toys and other random items that we, of course, can’t get rid of because that would be too easy. So, like any good consumer, we are […]

This post may not relate to you. If it doesn’t, that means that you are in the wonderful camp of not having to give your child daily medication to help them live healthy and fulfilling lives. I am really happy for you and I encourage you to count your blessings. However, if you can relate, […]

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